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ਜਪੁ | Jup
ਸੋ ਦਰੁ | So Dar
ਸੋਹਿਲਾ | Sohilaa
ਰਾਗੁ ਸਿਰੀਰਾਗੁ | Raag Siree-Raag
Gurbani (14-53)
Ashtpadiyan (53-71)
Gurbani (71-74)
Pahre (74-78)
Chhant (78-81)
Vanjara (81-82)
Vaar Siri Raag (83-91)
Bhagat Bani (91-93)
ਰਾਗੁ ਮਾਝ | Raag Maajh
Gurbani (94-109)
Ashtpadi (109)
Ashtpadiyan (110-129)
Ashtpadi (129-130)
Ashtpadiyan (130-133)
Bara Maha (133-136)
Din Raen (136-137)
Vaar Maajh Ki (137-150)
ਰਾਗੁ ਗਉੜੀ | Raag Gauree
Gurbani (151-185)
Quartets/Couplets (185-220)
Ashtpadiyan (220-234)
Karhalei (234-235)
Ashtpadiyan (235-242)
Chhant (242-249)
Baavan Akhari (250-262)
Sukhmani (262-296)
Thittee (296-300)
Gauree kii Vaar (300-323)
Gurbani (323-330)
Ashtpadiyan (330-340)
Baavan Akhari (340-343)
Thintteen (343-344)
Vaar Kabir (344-345)
Bhagat Bani (345-346)
ਰਾਗੁ ਆਸਾ | Raag Aasaa
Gurbani (347-348)
Chaupaday (348-364)
Panchpadde (364-365)
Kaafee (365-409)
Aasaavaree (409-411)
Ashtpadiyan (411-432)
Patee (432-435)
Chhant (435-462)
Vaar Aasaa (462-475)
Bhagat Bani (475-488)
ਰਾਗੁ ਗੂਜਰੀ | Raag Goojaree
Gurbani (489-503)
Ashtpadiyan (503-508)
Vaar Gujari (508-517)
Vaar Gujari (517-526)
ਰਾਗੁ ਦੇਵਗੰਧਾਰੀ | Raag Dayv-Gandhaaree
Gurbani (527-536)
ਰਾਗੁ ਬਿਹਾਗੜਾ | Raag Bihaagraa
Gurbani (537-556)
Chhant (538-548)
Vaar Bihaagraa (548-556)
ਰਾਗੁ ਵਡਹੰਸ | Raag Wadhans
Gurbani (557-564)
Ashtpadiyan (564-565)
Chhant (565-575)
Ghoriaan (575-578)
Alaahaniiaa (578-582)
Vaar Wadhans (582-594)
ਰਾਗੁ ਸੋਰਠਿ | Raag Sorath
Gurbani (595-634)
Asatpadhiya (634-642)
Vaar Sorath (642-659)
ਰਾਗੁ ਧਨਾਸਰੀ | Raag Dhanasaree
Gurbani (660-685)
Astpadhiya (685-687)
Chhant (687-691)
Bhagat Bani (691-695)
ਰਾਗੁ ਜੈਤਸਰੀ | Raag Jaitsree
Gurbani (696-703)
Chhant (703-705)
Vaar Jaitsaree (705-710)
Bhagat Bani (710)
ਰਾਗੁ ਟੋਡੀ | Raag Todee
ਰਾਗੁ ਬੈਰਾੜੀ | Raag Bairaaree
ਰਾਗੁ ਤਿਲੰਗ | Raag Tilang
Gurbani (721-727)
Bhagat Bani (727)
ਰਾਗੁ ਸੂਹੀ | Raag Suhi
Gurbani (728-750)
Ashtpadiyan (750-761)
Kaafee (761-762)
Suchajee (762)
Gunvantee (763)
Chhant (763-785)
Vaar Soohee (785-792)
Bhagat Bani (792-794)
ਰਾਗੁ ਬਿਲਾਵਲੁ | Raag Bilaaval
Gurbani (795-831)
Ashtpadiyan (831-838)
Thitteen (838-840)
Vaar Sat (841-843)
Chhant (843-848)
Vaar Bilaaval (849-855)
Bhagat Bani (855-858)
ਰਾਗੁ ਗੋਂਡ | Raag Gond
Gurbani (859-869)
Ashtpadiyan (869)
Bhagat Bani (870-875)
ਰਾਗੁ ਰਾਮਕਲੀ | Raag Ramkalee
Ashtpadiyan (902-916)
Gurbani (876-902)
Anand (917-922)
Sadd (923-924)
Chhant (924-929)
Dakhnee (929-938)
Sidh Gosat (938-946)
Vaar Ramkalee (947-968)
ਰਾਗੁ ਨਟ ਨਾਰਾਇਨ | Raag Nat Narayan
Gurbani (975-980)
Ashtpadiyan (980-983)
ਰਾਗੁ ਮਾਲੀ ਗਉੜਾ | Raag Maalee Gauraa
Gurbani (984-988)
Bhagat Bani (988)
ਰਾਗੁ ਮਾਰੂ | Raag Maaroo
Gurbani (889-1008)
Ashtpadiyan (1008-1014)
Kaafee (1014-1016)
Ashtpadiyan (1016-1019)
Anjulian (1019-1020)
Solhe (1020-1033)
Dakhni (1033-1043)
ਰਾਗੁ ਤੁਖਾਰੀ | Raag Tukhaari
Bara Maha (1107-1110)
Chhant (1110-1117)
ਰਾਗੁ ਕੇਦਾਰਾ | Raag Kedara
Gurbani (1118-1123)
Bhagat Bani (1123-1124)
ਰਾਗੁ ਭੈਰਉ | Raag Bhairo
Gurbani (1125-1152)
Partaal (1153)
Ashtpadiyan (1153-1167)
ਰਾਗੁ ਬਸੰਤੁ | Raag Basant
Gurbani (1168-1187)
Ashtpadiyan (1187-1193)
Vaar Basant (1193-1196)
ਰਾਗੁ ਸਾਰਗ | Raag Saarag
Gurbani (1197-1200)
Partaal (1200-1231)
Ashtpadiyan (1232-1236)
Chhant (1236-1237)
Vaar Saarang (1237-1253)
ਰਾਗੁ ਮਲਾਰ | Raag Malaar
Gurbani (1254-1293)
Partaal (1265-1273)
Ashtpadiyan (1273-1278)
Chhant (1278)
Vaar Malaar (1278-91)
Bhagat Bani (1292-93)
ਰਾਗੁ ਕਾਨੜਾ | Raag Kaanraa
Gurbani (1294-96)
Partaal (1296-1318)
Ashtpadiyan (1308-1312)
Chhant (1312)
Vaar Kaanraa
Bhagat Bani (1318)
ਰਾਗੁ ਕਲਿਆਨ | Raag Kalyaan
Gurbani (1319-23)
Ashtpadiyan (1323-26)
ਰਾਗੁ ਪ੍ਰਭਾਤੀ | Raag Prabhaatee
Gurbani (1327-1341)
Ashtpadiyan (1342-51)
ਰਾਗੁ ਜੈਜਾਵੰਤੀ | Raag Jaijaiwanti
Gurbani (1352-53)
Salok | Gatha | Phunahe | Chaubole | Swayiye
Sehskritee Mahala 1
Sehskritee Mahala 5
Gaathaa Mahala 5
Phunhay Mahala 5
Chaubolae Mahala 5
Shaloks Bhagat Kabir
Shaloks Sheikh Farid
Swaiyyae Mahala 5
Swaiyyae in Praise of Gurus
Shaloks in Addition To Vaars
Shalok Ninth Mehl
Mundavanee Mehl 5
ਰਾਗ ਮਾਲਾ, Raag Maalaa
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<blockquote data-quote="Archived_Member16" data-source="post: 101132" data-attributes="member: 884"><p>NOTE: This probably applies to all the western countries ! How do we SIKHS tackle this issue in addition to the 5K problems ?</p><p></p><p>Canadians with Asian names face a daunting level of hidden discrimination when searching for a job, University of B.C. economics professor Paul Oreopoulos has found.</p><p> "In some cases, applicants are being turned down for an interview because of their name, even if they are the better hire," he said.</p><p></p><p> Oreopoulos sent out 6,699 fake resumes to Toronto-area employers in 2008, changing up the applicant's name, educational background and country of work experience.</p><p> Even when applicants had identical Canadian work experiences and educational backgrounds, every 100 resumes with English names resulted in roughly 16 calls from employers. For every 100 resumes with Asian names, only 11 generated calls from employers. That means a resume with an English name was 40-per-cent more likely to generate a call back.</p><p></p><p> "In cases where the employer requires the hire to be very good at English, then consciously or unconsciously, they may have a concern when looking at their resume," said Oreopoulos. "The other possibility is preference-based discrimination: the employer, consciously or unconsciously, prefers to have applicants of the same ethnicity working for them."</p><p></p><p> Oreopoulos said both explanations are likely factors.</p><p> "There is definitely an amount of unfairness, no matter what's underlying this result," he said.</p><p></p><p> "I'm not surprised one bit," said Terry Johal, president of the Indo-Canadian Business Association of B.C.</p><p></p><p> "I guarantee you discrimination is there. We all know it's there, but how do you recognize it?"</p><p></p><p> Johal said some Indo-Canadians -- himself included -- adopt an English name to make communication easier. But he cautioned that that will not solve the problem.</p><p> "If you change your name and send a fake resume, at the end of the day you've got to go for an interview," he said.</p><p></p><p> Ronald Ma is the director of employment services with S.U.C.C.E.S.S., a B.C. foundation that provides support to immigrants. He said he does not hear many allegations of discrimination from job seekers.</p><p></p><p> "I think it's accidental. I don't think there is widespread racial discrimination or racism against foreign immigrants," he said. "I'd rather look at it as a misconception some employers have about some people from outside Canada."</p><p></p><p> The study also found that immigrants who had some Canadian work experience were more likely to get calls back than those without any Canadian work experience.</p><p> "We can see employers are more concerned about workers' experience in Canada rather than their education in Canada," Ma said. "We need to help job seekers to see how they can acquire more Canadian experience."</p><p></p><p> Ma and Johal said educating employers about the value of foreign workers is important.</p><p> "If we can push more education to employers ... that these people work hard, Canadians have a pretty fair society. Through education, we can achieve many things," Johal said.</p><p></p><p> Oreopoulos suggested education may work if the discrimination is accidental.</p><p> "If it's unintentional, employers can do better jobs in their hiring by taking steps to avoid discrimination. If it's intentional, we need to understand why this is going on," he said.</p><p> <a href="mailto:dkarp@{censored}">dkarp@{censored}</a></p><p></p><p> CALLBACK RATES</p><p> UBC economics professor Philip Oreopoulos sent out 6,699 resumes to see what percentage would receive callbacks from employers.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Archived_Member16, post: 101132, member: 884"] NOTE: This probably applies to all the western countries ! How do we SIKHS tackle this issue in addition to the 5K problems ? Canadians with Asian names face a daunting level of hidden discrimination when searching for a job, University of B.C. economics professor Paul Oreopoulos has found. "In some cases, applicants are being turned down for an interview because of their name, even if they are the better hire," he said. Oreopoulos sent out 6,699 fake resumes to Toronto-area employers in 2008, changing up the applicant's name, educational background and country of work experience. Even when applicants had identical Canadian work experiences and educational backgrounds, every 100 resumes with English names resulted in roughly 16 calls from employers. For every 100 resumes with Asian names, only 11 generated calls from employers. That means a resume with an English name was 40-per-cent more likely to generate a call back. "In cases where the employer requires the hire to be very good at English, then consciously or unconsciously, they may have a concern when looking at their resume," said Oreopoulos. "The other possibility is preference-based discrimination: the employer, consciously or unconsciously, prefers to have applicants of the same ethnicity working for them." Oreopoulos said both explanations are likely factors. "There is definitely an amount of unfairness, no matter what's underlying this result," he said. "I'm not surprised one bit," said Terry Johal, president of the Indo-Canadian Business Association of B.C. "I guarantee you discrimination is there. We all know it's there, but how do you recognize it?" Johal said some Indo-Canadians -- himself included -- adopt an English name to make communication easier. But he cautioned that that will not solve the problem. "If you change your name and send a fake resume, at the end of the day you've got to go for an interview," he said. Ronald Ma is the director of employment services with S.U.C.C.E.S.S., a B.C. foundation that provides support to immigrants. He said he does not hear many allegations of discrimination from job seekers. "I think it's accidental. I don't think there is widespread racial discrimination or racism against foreign immigrants," he said. "I'd rather look at it as a misconception some employers have about some people from outside Canada." The study also found that immigrants who had some Canadian work experience were more likely to get calls back than those without any Canadian work experience. "We can see employers are more concerned about workers' experience in Canada rather than their education in Canada," Ma said. "We need to help job seekers to see how they can acquire more Canadian experience." Ma and Johal said educating employers about the value of foreign workers is important. "If we can push more education to employers ... that these people work hard, Canadians have a pretty fair society. Through education, we can achieve many things," Johal said. Oreopoulos suggested education may work if the discrimination is accidental. "If it's unintentional, employers can do better jobs in their hiring by taking steps to avoid discrimination. If it's intentional, we need to understand why this is going on," he said. [email]dkarp@{censored}[/email] CALLBACK RATES UBC economics professor Philip Oreopoulos sent out 6,699 resumes to see what percentage would receive callbacks from employers. [/QUOTE]
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